Improvement in washing-machines



L. BECKER. Washing-Machine.

Nod 2Q9,447. Patented o'er. 29*,1878.

F I V l WITNESSES o/ INVENTOR ATTORNEY N.PETEHS PHOTQJLITHDGRAPHER,WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PAT NT Or'nrcn.

LEANDER :cnoxnn, on YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 0. Lewis THOMAS ANDJ. LUTHER KRABER, on SAME rLAon.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 209,447, dated October29, 1878; application filed March 13, 1878.

broken away to show the construction; and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section thereof. This invention hasrelation to improvements in washing machines having swinging rubbersapproaching and receding with regard to eachother and it consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of the front rubber-hangers pivotedat their upper ends, the rear hangers pivoted below their upper ends,and havin g rear extensions for connection with the operating-levers,and they rods connecting the upper ends of the rear hangers with themiddle portions of the front hangers, whereby the rear hangers are madeto serve as levers to operate the front hangers, as hereinafter fullyshown and described.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates an oblong suds-boxof suitable material, mounted upon the legs a a, of which the latterextend 'a-bove the top of the box, and serve as fulcrums for themanipulatin g handles or levers O 0. These are braced together by therods a and are designed to be worked simultaneously by avertically-vibrating movement.

The box A is closed by the boards 0 c and a detachable lid, D, the board0 being inside the sides of the box in an inclined position, andseparated from the contiguous end thereof by a space, d. When a freshsupply of water is needed it is poured, Without detaching the lid, intothe funnel thus formed, and enters a the box'through the space d.

G G represent longitudinally corrugated perforated boards, suspended ata suitable distance apart inside of the box A by means of the rigidverticallyvibra-tin g hangers I I, that extend down the ends of theboards, and are secured thereto in any suitable manner.

The hangers I are irregularly L-shaped at their lower ends, and arepivoted about their middle portions at c to the sides of the box. Theirlower ends are extended downward ob liquely, as shown at g, for theattachment of the ends of the oblique rubber G. Their upper ends areconnected to the middle portions of the hangers I by the connecting-rodsf, in such a manner that the said rods do not pre vent the boards G Gfrom vibrating. There fore when the L-shaped hangers are vibrated bymeans of handles 0 0 they act also as le vers to-vibrate the fronthangers, I, which serve to bring the clothes against the latter'in aneffective manneras the latter move forward in their inclined position,as shown. The rear extensions, k, of the lower ends of the L-shapedportion of the hangers I are connected by the rods J to theoperating-handles O O aforesaid, the said rods being carried throughapertures t in the top board.

The pivots c 6, upon which the hangers I I vibrate, are upon the ends ofa metallic plate, K, secured to the sides of the box. This plate isdesigned to prevent the hangersfrom coming in contact with the sides ofthe box, and serves as a frictional surface therefor.

The boxhaving been duly provided with soap and water, the handles areraised and the arti cles to be cleansed placed in the box between theboards G G. I The lid is then placed on and the handles vigorouslyworked. As the handles are thrust down, the boards aforesaid arebroughttogether and the clothes vigorously rubbed, rolled over, andcompressed between them, thereby removing the dirt, exposing freshsurfaces to the action of the said boards,

.and'expressing the water from the clothes,

thereby carrying off the softened and detached dirt or grease. Theboards being perforated, the expressed water readily passes away fromthe clothes, and is replaced when the boards are separated by a freshsupply from other parts of the box. V

I am aware that it is not new to apply ver= tically-swinging rubbersapproximating and receding from-each other in the suds-box, said rubbersbeing connected by bars to the oppo by Letters Patent, is-- v In awashing-machine, the combi'n ation, with the rubbers G G andoperating-levers G G, of the hangers I, pivoted at their upper ends,

and the L-shaped lever-hangers I, pivoted at their middle portions,connected at their upperends by the rods f to the middle portion of thehangers I, and having the rear extensions, k, for attachment to theoonnectingfrods of said operating-levers, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have 4 hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

LEANDER BECKER.

Witnesses N. G. BAUG'HMAN, O. L. THOMAS.

